North Korea
Trump must aid persecuted Christians or his presidency will fail, says Open Doors
By Lauren Markoe — January 11, 2017
(RNS) 'Nearly 1 in every 12 Christians in the world today lives in an area or in a culture in which Christianity is illegal, forbidden or punished,' said Open Doors CEO David Curry.
Today — of all days — remember the disappeared
By guest — August 30, 2016
(RNS) Many around the world have been 'disappeared' for reasons relating to religion. Today is a day set aside to remember them, say two members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
2015 was ‘worst year’ for Christian persecution, says Open Doors
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 13, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) North Korea marks its 14th year atop the list of most dangerous countries to be Christian.
North Korea sentences Canadian pastor to hard labor for life
By Reuters — December 16, 2015
SEOUL (Reuters) Hyeon Soo Lim, the head pastor at a Toronto church that is one of Canada's largest, has been held by North Korea since February.
Toronto church prays for pastor detained in North Korea
By Reuters — March 10, 2015
TORONTO (Reuters) The Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim was making a routine visit to an orphanage in the Rajin area when an economic export bureaucrat asked him to visit Pyongyang. He has not been heard from since.
Ohio municipal worker unlikely pawn in US-North Korea chess game
By William M. Welch — October 22, 2014
(RNS) Those who know Jeffrey Fowle say he was driven by a taste for adventure rather than religion or politics when he left a Korean-English Bible in a public restroom in North Korea, where proselytizing is a crime.
Pope Francis ends South Korea trip with overture to China
By Josephine McKenna — August 18, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis said Asian governments should not fear Christians who did not want to "come as conquerors" -- a message clearly targeted at countries including China, North Korea and Vietnam.
Rodman ‘sorry,’ unable to aid imprisoned missionary
By Calum MacLeod — January 13, 2014
(RNS) At the end of his fourth trip to North Korea over the past 12 months, Rodman said, "I'm sorry that I couldn't do anything," when asked if had raised Christian missionary Kenneth Bae's case with leader Kim Jong Un.
Rodman apologizes for comments about missionary
By Calum MacLeod — January 9, 2014
BEIJING (RNS) Former NBA star Dennis Rodman apologized to the family of missionary Kenneth Bae for comments Tuesday in a CNN interview that appeared to blame Bae for being jailed inside North Korea.
Africa rises, China falls on Christian persecution list
By Lauren Markoe — January 8, 2013
(RNS) The persecution of Christians "vastly rose" in Africa in 2012 as a result of power gains by radical Islamists, according to Open Doors, a Christian missionary organization which publishes an annual list of offending nations. By Lauren Markoe.
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